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John Wesley "Wes" Joice (October 22, 1931 – June 6, 1997) 〔Dates of birth and death per (Social Security Death Index )〕 was the owner of the Greenwich Village's literary hangout, ''The Lion's Head'' (also called ''The Head''), which he first opened in 1966 at 59 Christopher Street. A former minor league baseball player, policeman and P.J. Clarke's bartender, the establishment attracted writers and editors who spread the word. Joice filed for bankruptcy in 1994. The ''The Lion's Head'' closed two years later, in 1996, due to rising rents. The place became legendary as the location where: * Lanford Wilson had scribbled a play on a napkin * Rod Steiger picked up his mail * Norman Mailer had planned his 1969 campaign for Mayor * Pete Hamill had reportedly talked Robert F. Kennedy into running for the Senate * Jessica Lange was once the second prettiest waitress on her shift ==Background== Joice, who was born in the Bronx but raised in Chicago, was the son of the chairman of the Chicago Board of Trade. His surname was of Norwegian derivation, not Irish, as was often commonly assumed. Returning to the Bronx for high school, he would spend one year at Fordham University, three years in Korea, and two years with the New York Police Department, before becoming a publican, first as a bouncer at another pub, Downey's, and later as a bartender at P.J. Clarke's. Finally he became the proprietor of ''The Head''.〔(''New York Times'' obituary "John Wesley Joice, 65, Dies; Ran Lion's Head, Writers' Pub" ) by Robert McG. Thomas Jr., June 8, 1997〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Wes Joice」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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